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"The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimera. It is absurd to go on seeking it...knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient."
Dr. Alfred Velpeau, French surgeon ; 1839
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4768240 | Pivotable foot board for nursing home bed Manually operated foot board to selectively conceal or expose hand cranks for mattress adjustment in a nursing home bed.... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4669135 | Sofa bed with front extension A sofa bed includes a plurality of individual cushions supported by a rigid metal frame. The frame includes a plurality of multiply articulated frame members which cooperate to configure the cushions in either of two selected positions. The first defines ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4638519 | Fluidized hospital bed Fluidized hospital bed is provided incorporating a segmented, adjustable patient support structure having a plurality of flexible air impervious air bags releasably secured thereto. An air supply is provided for maintaining controllable inflation of selec... | 01/27/1987 |
